Memorial Day: Difference between revisions
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Memorial Day: Difference between revisions
An Iraqi Insurgent carries a [[Beretta_92_pistol_series#Beretta_92F.2FFS|Beretta 92FS]].
A [[Walther P38]] plays a significant part in the film. The pistol is first glimpsed when shown as one of the souvenirs found in Bud Vogel's footlocker in 1993. When his grandson Kyle ([[Jackson Bond]]) calls the pistol a "Luger", Bud accurately corrects him by identifying the pistol as a Walther P38.
[[File:MD Insurgent Beretta 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Soldier pulls a Beretta 92FS out of an incapacitated insurgent's waistband.]]
[[File:MD WaltherP38.jpg|thumb|none|601px|SSG Kyle Vogel ([[Johnathan Bennett]]) pulls a Walther P38 out of its holster.]]
[[File:MD Insurgent Beretta 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Beretta in the sand.]]
[[File:MD Opa WaltherP38.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Bud Vogel ([[James Cromwell]]) holds inspects the P38. He accurately states that the pistol is a Walther P38 instead of a Luger.]]
[[File:MD Vogel WaltherP38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Bud Vogel ([[John Cromwell]]) holds the P38.]]
[[File:MD Kyle WaltherP38 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kyle Vogel ([[Jackson Bond]]) with the P38.]]
==Springfield Armory M1911A1==
==Springfield Armory M1911A1==
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[[File:MD Vogel M1911A1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the M1911A1. "Springfield Armory" can be clearly read on the slide.]]
[[File:MD Vogel M1911A1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the M1911A1. "Springfield Armory" can be clearly read on the slide.]]
==Walther P38==
==Beretta 92FS==
One of the souvenirs found in Bud Vogel's footlocker is a [[Walther P38]]. When his grandson Kyle ([[Jackson Bond]]) calls it a "Luger", Bud accurately corrects him that the pistol is a Walther P38.
An Iraqi Insurgent carries a [[Beretta_92_pistol_series#Beretta_92F.2FFS|Beretta 92FS]].
[[File:MD WaltherP38.jpg|thumb|none|601px|SSG Kyle Vogel ([[Johnathan Bennett]]) pulls a Walther P38 out of its holster.]]
[[File:MD Insurgent Beretta 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A US Soldier pulls a Beretta 92FS out of an incapacitated insurgent's waistband.]]
[[File:MD Opa WaltherP38.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Bud Vogel ([[James Cromwell]]) holds inspects the P38. He accurately states that the pistol is a Walther P38 instead of a Luger.]]
[[File:MD Insurgent Beretta 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Beretta in the sand.]]
[[File:MD Vogel WaltherP38.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lieutenant Bud Vogel ([[John Cromwell]]) holds the P38.]]
[[File:MD Kyle WaltherP38 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kyle Vogel ([[Jackson Bond]]) with the P38.]]
Memorial Day is a 2011 war drama that focuses on the experiences of two American soldiers serving in two different wars. On Memorial Day, 1993, 13-year old Kyle Vogel (Jackson Bond) discovers the footlocker of his grandfather Bud (James Cromwell), a World War II veteran who served in the 82nd Airborne Division, and the young Kyle convinces the reluctant Bud to open up about his war experiences. A decade later, Kyle is a Staff Sergeant in the 34th Infantry Division serving in Iraq. Wounded by an IED, he starts reflecting on the stories of his grandfather and his own combat experiences. In the flashbacks to World War II, Bud is portrayed by John Cromwell, the real life son of James Cromwell.
The following weapons were used in the film Memorial Day:
A Walther P38 plays a significant part in the film. The pistol is first glimpsed when shown as one of the souvenirs found in Bud Vogel's footlocker in 1993. When his grandson Kyle (Jackson Bond) calls the pistol a "Luger", Bud accurately corrects him by identifying the pistol as a Walther P38.
SSG. Kyle Vogel (Johnathan Bennett) and most of his squad carry the M4A1 Carbine during their tour of duty in Iraq, fitted with M68 Aimpoint scopes, AN/PEQ-IV IR Designators and RIS foregrip. Some of the soldiers have M203 grenade launchers underneath their M4A1s.
The M1 Garand is the main weapon of Lieutenant Vogel's platoon during World War II, most notably Gorski (Reed Sigmund) and Frankie Califano (Aaron Courteau).
A German soldier uses a Model 24 Stielhandgranate during the Battle of the Bulge. Bud Vogel refers to it as a "Potato Masher" when recounting the story to his grandson.
